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Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Probability
Distributions
Chapter 7
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Learning Objectives
LO7-1 Describe the characteristics of a normal
probability distribution.
LO7-2 Describe the standard normal probability
distribution and use it to calculate probabilities.
LO7-3 Approximate the binomial probability
distribution using the standard normal
probability distribution to calculate probabilities.
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LO7-2 Describe
the characteristics
Characteristics of a Normal of a normal
probability
Probability Distribution distribution.
It is bell-shaped and has a single peak at the center of the
distribution.
It is symmetrical about the mean.
It is asymptotic: The curve gets closer and closer to the X-axis but
never actually touches it. To put it another way, the tails of the curve
extend indefinitely in both directions.
The location of a normal distribution is determined by the mean, .
The dispersion or spread of the distribution is determined by the
standard deviation, σ.
The arithmetic mean, median, and mode are equal.
As a probability distribution, the total area under the curve is defined
to be 1.00.
Because the distribution is symmetrical about the mean, half the area
under the normal curve is to the right of the mean, and the other half
to the left of it.
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General Procedure for Finding
Normal Probabilities
To find P(a < X < b) when X is distributed
normally:
Draw the normal curve for the problem in terms
of X
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LO7-4 Approximate the binomial probability
distribution using the standard normal
probability distribution to calculate probabilities.
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